IT'S FIESTAS IN SANTA FE; AND IN TRADITION, THE BURNING OF ZOZOBRA KICKED THINGS OFF LAST NIGHT. ACTION 7 NEWS ANCHOR ROYALE DA SHOWS YOU THE SPECTACULAR SHOW. TAKE A LOOK ZOZOBRA BURNING AND MOANING. THE BELIEF IS AS HE GOES DOWN SO DO PEOPLE'S TROUBLES! MARTIN VIGIL/ SANTA FE: "burn all the evil out of us. Start fresh. He's up there burning and it puts energy into us and it's like a cleansing. PAT MCDANIEL / SANTA FE: "it's Old Man Gloom and it's to drive away winter and drive away worries and I've said it a lot and hopefully it'll work for me." AS ZOZOBRA BURNS . IT KICKS OFF FIESTAS. A PARTY TO CELEBRATE SANTA FE. NICK SANCHEZ/SANTA FE: "it's just a tradition. I've been doing this since I was a little kid. I was actually Zozobra for Halloween in the first grade. My mom made me a costume." MCDANIEL: "it's a great celebration. Santa Fe is a great city. We love the culture. We love the history. MEGAN SANDOVAL: "it's tradition from Santa Fe. " IT ONLY T OOK ABOUT 25 MINUTES FOR OLD MAN GLOOM TO BURN TO THE GROUND THIS YEAR IT WAS FILLED WITH WRITTEN GLOOMS OF NEW MEXICANS WHO GOT TO STUFF THEM INTO ZOZOBRA. THE EVENT ONE OF THE STATE'S MOST CHERISHED AND OLDEST TRADITIONS. THIS IS THE 89TH BURNING OF ZOZOBRA. IN SANTA FE, ROYALE DA, KOAT, ACTION 7 NEWS. THE GOAL WAS TO GET 23 THOUSAND PEOPLE TO FORT MARCY PARK. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EVENT SAYS THERE'S NO OFFICIAL TOTAL-- BUT HE BELIEVES THEY EXCEEDED THAT GOAL. VIRGIN GALACTIC -- REACHING FOR

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